Packing-case.



v Patented Aug. 29, |899. T. MILLER, 1n. ver. w. u. JosLlN.

.PACKING CASE.

(Application mea my 1e, 1899.)

(No Modal.)

/N VENTES UNTTED STATES PATENT muon.

THOMAS MILLERgR., AND VILLIAM O. JOSLIN, OF SPRING-BOROUGH, OHlO.

PACKING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,135, dated August29, 1899.

Application led May' 18, 1899. Serial No. 717.293. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, THOMAS MILLER, Jr., and WILLIAM O. JOSLIN, ofSpringborough, in the county of Tarren and State of Ohio, have inventeda new and Improved Packing- Case, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to knockdown packing-cases particularly adaptedfor leaf -tobacco; and the object is to provide a knockdown packing-casewith a simple fastening device for securing the several parts togetherand so arranged that there are no projections from the outer surface, sothat several cases may be closely packed together for shipment orstorage.

We will describe a packingcase embodying our invention,and then pointout the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying` drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure 1 is a vertical section, on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2, of apacking-case embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section onthe .line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a face view of a portion of oneof the members of the case.

The case comprises the two sides 1 2, the top 3, the bottom 4, and theend pieces 5. The top and bottom are each provided near the ends withcleats 6 7, and the side pieces are provided near the ends with similarcleats 8 9. The end pieces are provided near the ends with cleats 10 11,the space between the outer sides of these cleats 10 and 11 and the endpieces 5 being equal to the width of the cleats and 7. The cleats of thesides and top and bottom are mitered at the ends, so as to engageclosely one With another.

The fastening devices consist of bolts having sections 12 13 arranged atright angles to each other. These sections 12 and 13 are threaded toreceive clamping nuts 14 15. There are eight of these fastening-bolts,which serve to hold all the parts of the box firmly together. Thesections 12 of the bolts pass through the cleats 10 and 11 on the endpieces 5 and also through the cleats 6 and 7 on the top and bottom 3 and4, while the sections 13 of said bolts pass through the cleats 8 and 9of the side pieces 1 and 2, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. It will benoted that the clampingnuts and the ends of the bolts are arrangedwholly within openings formed in the sides, top, and bottom of the case,so that there are no projections from the outer surface of the case.

The sections 12 of the bolts are provided with shoulders or collars 16,which engage against the inner surfaces of the cleats on the end piecesof the case and will serve to prevent any rocking movement of the bolts.In packing the case the sides, ends, and bottom are to be securedtogether. Then, after placing the tobacco or other material in the case,the cover is to be placed in position and the nuts tightened on thebolts.

This case is especially arranged to suit the `requirements of atobacco-case, allowing easy removal of top or bottom or sides to examinethe quality or condition of the contents,which is frequently required,and it also facilitates stripping the case or the removal of thecontents. In cases as ordinarily constructed this is done by removingthe lid and turning the case top downward and slipping it up, leavingthe contents in compact form. This is diliicult to do when a rigid caseis used. In our invention by loosening the nuts on the sides of the casethe latter is allowed to eX- pand and is readily lifted from itscontents.

Having thus fully described our invention, We claim as new and desire tosecure-by Letters Patent- 1. In a knockdown packing-case, end pieceshaving cleats on the inner side, top, bottom and side pieces havingcleats on the inner side, and fastening-bolts each consisting ofsections arranged at right angles to each other and adapted to be passedthrough openings in the cleats, a shoulder on one of the sections forengaging the inner side of the case, and nuts for engaging thescrew-threaded portions of the bolts, substantially as specified.

2. A knockdown case,comprising end pieces, cleats on the inner side ofsaid end pieces, top and bottom pieces having cleats for engaging withthe cleats of the end pieces, side pieces having cleats for engagingwith the cleats of the end pieces, fastening-bolts having portionsextending through the end-piece cleats and the top and bottom piece andalso IOO having portions extended through the side ing through holes inthe oase material, each cleats, and clamping-nuts for engaging the bolthaving a shoulder on one of its sections threaded portions of the bolts,the outer ends for engaging the inner side of the ease, subof the boltsand the clamping-nuts being ztrstantially as speeiiied.

5 ranged Wholly Within the outer surface or plane of the casing,substantially as specified. 3. In t knoekdown packing-case,end pieces, k

top pieces, bottom pieces and side pieces and Witnesses:

fastening-bolts each consisting of sections zir- XVM. BAXTA,

Io ranged at right angles to each other and passlV. I'I. SEIGFRIED.

